Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 1 (Rurouni Kenshin, #1)

by Nobuhiro Watsuki

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The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun!

Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen Jump titles among fans to date. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin (or hitokiri ) of ferocious power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need.

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with he coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.
  • ISBN10 1591162203
  • ISBN13 9781591162209
  • Publish Date 6 October 2008
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 3 April 2023
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 208
  • Language English